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A4529Assembly2019-2020 Session

Let Schools Create Parkland

Official title

“Authorizes any school district to use land owned by the school district for parkland purposes”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill allows New York school districts to convert their land into parklands for educational and community use with voter approval.

Why it matters

  1. Expands educational opportunities. by allowing school districts to use their land for outdoor education and curriculum activities, giving students hands-on learning experiences in science, ecology, and more.

  2. Enhances community access to green spaces. , as school-owned land converted to parkland would be open for local residents’ use and enjoyment, potentially addressing shortages of recreational or natural areas in some neighborhoods.

  3. Empowers local voters. by requiring community approval before land can be converted, ensuring that decisions reflect the priorities and needs of the people directly affected.

  4. Promotes multi-use of public assets. , making more efficient use of school district property and strengthening the school-community relationship through shared spaces.

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Who cares

  • School districts

    Districts could use land they own to create parklands, subject to approval by district voters.

  • School district voters

    Voters would decide whether to approve a district proposition to use its land for parklands.

  • Likely support

    Teachers and students

    Land used as parklands would have to support outdoor education and other school curriculum purposes.

  • School district residents

    Parklands created on district-owned land would have to be available for residents’ use and enjoyment.

Headline styles

Let Schools Create Parkland

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

1 Co-sponsor

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Referred to education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4529

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 4, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to authorize school districts to create parklands from land owned by such school districts

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any school district in the state may utilize land owned by such school district for the purposes of creating parklands; provided, however, that such school district shall submit a proposition to the voters of the school district for their approval to use such land for creating parklands. Any land owned by a school district used for parklands shall be used for outdoor education and other school curriculum purposes and shall be available to the residents of the school district for their use and enjoyment.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08809-01-9

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